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Video
Mary King, former Executive Director, talks about Michigan’s new Raise the Age law. What's the best way to implement it.
Mary King, former Executive Director, speaks on Detroit Public TV about Poverty, Prison, and Delinquency.
A Follow-Up - Poverty: A Pathway to Prison - The Intersection Chapter 3: Poverty
Online Publications
Legal News
Michigan leader for youth justice receives a national honor
January 2021
ProPublica
December 2020
Detroit Free Press
Lawmakers approve expungement of first-time DUIs, automatic record clearing for juveniles
December 2020
Detroit News:
Opinion: Juvenile mistakes shouldn't stay on record forever
December 2020
Bridge Michigan
Opinion | Free Michigan’s young people from unjust debt
October 2020
WDET
Juvenile Court Fees Burden Families, Provide Limited Revenue
October 2020
News 21
LGBTQ youth confront inconsistent, unreliable patterns of incarceration
August 2020
News 21
‘I can’t breathe’: Hidden abuse in some private detention centers
August 2020
MLive:
MichMash: Michigan’s methods for treating juveniles unique among states
August 2020
AJC
Judge tells jailed girl ‘You’re exactly where you’re supposed to be’ for not doing homework
July 2020
New York Times
Judge Declines to Release Girl, 15, Held for Skipping Online Schoolwork
July 2020
BET
Supporters Emerge To Help Free Michigan Black Teen Incarcerated For Not Completing Online Schoolwork
July 2020
ProPublica
A Teenager Didn’t Do Her Online Schoolwork. So a Judge Sent Her to Juvenile Detention
July 2020
WWMT
Justice Group Calls for Closure of Kalamazoo Facility
May 2020
Opinion: Reducing youth incarceration can help curtail spread of coronavirus
April 2020
Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency is renamed Michigan Center for Youth Justice
News Break
Troubleshooter: U-M Alumna Spearheads Center for Youth Justice
January 2020
Social Worker plays key role at youth justice center
November 2019
Mining Journal
360 Program reduces recidivism
December 2019
Detroit News
Opinion: Whitmer, let’s build on success for youth justice
November 2019
Audio
MCYJ Executive Director, Jason Smith, talks about residential reform, the COVID-19 crisis and youth justice, the need for better data, and more.
April 2021
Former Executive Director, Mary King, talks to Ken Lanphear of WKZO about the importance of getting Senate Bills 681 and 682 passed for better protections for juvenile records, and for justi/12ce-impacted youth to have an automatic set-aside process.
December 2020
Director of Youth Justice Policy, Jason Smith, talks to Tia Graham about court-imposed fines and fees for Michigan's justice-involved youth.
October 2020
Executive Director, Mary King, speaks with Ken Lanphear of WKZO Radio on the calls to close Lakeside Academy, a residential facility for youth. The call for closure follows shortly after a resident, Cornelius Frederick, died after being restrained for throwing a sandwich at a staff member.
Both chambers of the Michigan Legislature have approved bills that would stop the state from automatically treating 17-year-olds arrested for a crime as adults. Jason Smith, the Director of Youth Justice Policy,shares what this legislation will mean for young people across the state if Governor Whitmer signs it into law.
MCYJ's Jason Smith was interviewed by Beyond the Headlines Podcast and discussed the Youth Behind Bars report, Raise the Age, and more.
October 2020